ALTERA CORPORATION AMENDMENT TO SEVERANCE AGREEMENT FOR JOHN DAANE
Exhibit 10.23
ALTERA CORPORATION
AMENDMENT TO SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
FOR XXXX XXXXX
Effective May 12, 2004, Section 3 of the Severance Agreement entered into between Altera Corporation and Xxxx Xxxxx on November 30, 2000, is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety as follows:
3. Severance Package. In the event Executive is entitled to the Severance Package pursuant to Section 2, above, it shall be payable within thirty days of Executive’s termination. The Severance Package shall consist of (i) payment equivalent to two year’s of Executive’s then-current base salary, and (ii) one year of accelerated stock vesting, which applies to all Executive’s restricted stock and option grants. Executive shall have one (1) year from the date of termination to exercise any stock options for which vesting is accelerated pursuant to subsection (ii).
All other terms and conditions of the Severance Agreement remain unchanged.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment on the respective dates set forth below.
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ALTERA CORPORATION | |||||
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||||
Chairman, Compensation Committee | ||||||
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